Eternit

See also: eternit, éternit, and éternît

German

Etymology

From Latin aeternus +‎ -it. Coined by Austrian industrialist Ludwig Hatschek in 1903.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /etɛʁˈniːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: E‧ter‧nit

Noun

Eternit m (strong, genitive Eternits, plural Eternite)

  1. Eternit (brand of fibre cement)
    Hypernyms: Asbestzementschiefer, Faserzement

Declension

Declension of Eternit [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eternit die Eternite
genitive eines des Eternits der Eternite
dative einem dem Eternit den Eterniten
accusative einen den Eternit die Eternite

Descendants

  • → Czech: eternit
  • → English: Eternit
  • → Estonian: eterniit
  • → French: éternit
  • → Polish: eternit
  • → Swedish: eternit

Further reading

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